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Happy Birthday #Royal Marines Projecting Global Power Since 1664
Formed in the reign of King Charles II on October 28, 1664 as the Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot (or Admiral’s...

Si Biggs
Oct 28, 20192 min read
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SAS Raid on Cortley Ridge - Supported by SBS and 1st Raiding Squadron
Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: The Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 13 June 1982...
SImon Biggs
Oct 23, 20197 min read
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Captain Derek Oakley MBE - First to Land at Suez - 42 CDO Musketeer
Captain Derek Oakley MBE, born October 27 1926, died September 22 2019 Captain Derek Oakley, who has died aged 92, was an author,...

Si Biggs
Oct 22, 20193 min read
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Captain of Marines Charles William Adair - Killed at the Battle of Trafalgar - 21st October 1805
Royal Marines Museum Collection (Unknown Artist) Charles William Adair (Captain Royal Marines) On joining HMS VICTORY Adair, Charles...
Simon Biggs
Oct 21, 20192 min read
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Royal Marines - Making Safe Mines and Bombs
They make safe enemy bombs and mines. 16 October 1944, Boulogne. The RMS and BDO (Render Mines Safe and Bomb Disposal Officer) and his...
Simon Biggs
Oct 16, 20191 min read
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Operation Impact Plain - Battle of the Pump House - 40 CDO RM Last Action of WWII
Operation Roast Battle of the Argenta Gap, Lake Comacchio, Italy, launched on the 1st April 1945 involving the whole of 2 Commando...
Simon Biggs
Oct 6, 20194 min read
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Major FJ Ricketts Royal Marines - 'Colonel Bogey'
Frederick Joseph Ricketts (21 February 1881 – 15 May 1945) was an English composer of marches for band. Under the pen name Kenneth J....

Si Biggs
Oct 4, 20194 min read
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King George V inspects Royal Marine cadets and officers at Deal 1917
IWM Archive Film: IWM 201 King George V inspects Royal Marine cadets and officers at Deal, 1917 The King, in Field Marshal's uniform,...
Simon Biggs
Oct 2, 20191 min read
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The RMA Howitzer Brigade in France
The RMA Howitzer Brigade in France In October 1914 the RMA was reorganised to provide two artillery brigades for the Western Front. One...
Simon Biggs
Oct 1, 20192 min read
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Lieutenant-Colonel 'Pug' Davis - founding father of the Special Boat Service, and won a DSC
Lieutenant-Colonel "Pug" Davis (1923 - 2011 aged 87), was the founding father of the Special Boat Service, and won a DSC for a daring...
Simon Biggs
Oct 1, 20184 min read
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